Alice Fisher

Discovery that God is Not as Nice as He Seems

Mr Ive's Christmas

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The Lord moves in mysterious ways, but He is rarely so mean to His creation as in Mr lves’ Christmas, the new novel by Oscar Hijuelos. This is a tale of death, destruction and unfairness in the face of selfless piety. Hijuelos is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, about a Cuban family and their love of music, sex and alcohol. Mr Ives’ Christmas is set in the same New York Latin American ghettos, but its focus is firmly on the darker side of life.

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